Wall construction



.TflDlRlvTSfI WALL CONSTRUCTION, APPLICATION msu APR. 247,11922.

1,438,840., Patented-inem 12,1922,

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Patented Bec. l2, 1922.

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THO'TJIASSIDERITS, OFMILVTUKIEE, WISCONSIN'.

WALL CONSTRUCTON.

Applcation'led April 27, 1922. i Serial. No. 556,943.

To @ZZ 107mm z'fmag/ concern.'

Be 1t. known that I, TrroMAs Smnnrrs, a citizen of the .United` States, and resident of Milwaukee.V in the vcounty rof Milwaukee and' weather and moistureproof aswell asdur able.

The present type of cement block is constructed in substantially a dry state in order to permit quantity production, as when the mixture is formed with the desired amount of Water, theblock must- ;remain in the mold for a considerable-time before being'removed and, therefore, to overcome this bloclrsare now mixed substantially dry and the mixture pressed`- intothelmold',y which forms a very unsatisfactory product.

It is one of the objects of this invention to provide a block so designed as to permit the ready withdrawal of the mold therefrom and one in which the desired volume of water may be employed in the mixture to insure production of a block of maximum strength.

Another objection to the present type of block is its weight and this invention has for a further object to provide a block havl ing a plurality7 of recesses therein whereby the weight per square foot of wall is reduced to a minimum to thus facilitate handling without sacrificing strength.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a block of the character described which is reinforced to give added strength and which is capable of use for the face of buildings, especially veneer buildings and which may also be employed for roof tile over a steel frame.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter described and more particularly defined by the appended claims, it being understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the hereindisclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, l have illustrated onecomplete example of thephysical embodiment of my invention constructed according to the best mode I have so fardevised for the practical application of the principles thereof, and in which:

Figure v1 is avertical sectional View taken through a: wallv construction embodying l my improved .blockandV constructed .in accordance. with. thisV invention;

Figure 2 is 'a perspectiveview ofv one of. the bonding or aligning-blocks which Iemploy, afragmentthereof being broken away and in section tomore clearly illustrate de tails` of construction, and

Figure 3 is a plan View of one of the buildingbloclrs proper, a fragment thereof being broken away and in section to illustrate the manner of reinforcing the same.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, in. Figure 1 of which is illustrated a; wall .1 construction.. embodying my invention, the numeral 5.' designates. an outer wallandf aninner wallyformedof opposed.v complementary blocks.- 7 i held in spacedrelation by bonding or connectingv blocks 8, the blocks 7 and 8 being of special construction as hereinafter described.

Each block 7 has one face 9 preferably substantially fl at and not brolren, or formed of any ornamentation should it be wished, and has its otherwall interrupted by a plu rality of pockets or recesses 10 defined by horizontal and transverse ribs or flanges 11. The side walls of the flanges 11, defining the pockets 10, are tapered to increase the outer area of said pockets for strengthening the ribs and also facilitating the withdrawal of the blocks from their molds as will be readily apparent. 95

As illustrated lin Figures 1 and', the ribs 11 have reinforcing rods 12 therein which materially add to the strength of the block; As is customary, rods 12 are placed in the mold during the forming of the block.

In building a wall in accordance with` my invention, first a course of the blocks 7 are laid on a suitable base 13, the blocks of the inner and outer walls having their recessed faces adjacent, and a course of bond- 105 ing blocks 8 are then laid thereover and secured in place with the usual mortar. The blocks 8 are of peculiar construction Whereby the blocks 7 of the inner and outer walls are properly spaced and aligned and the 110 space 17 between the inner and outer walls is made continuous throughout the length thereoi1 to insure circulation. After the Course oi blocks 8 lies been leid, another co se oi the blocks Z is leid and. so on untii e Well oit the desired height has been constructed.

"ihe bonriing blocks 8 ere also formed. 'with pinrelity or transverse and longiturlinel ribs which Cle'ine poelrets or reeesses it in one fece thereof) seit pockets,l however, being in eonnnunicetion With the opposite fece ot' the bloeit by apertures 17 Wberebypesseges through the block; ere provided. 'Elbe Walls of the apertures 1'? enel pockets 16 tfinerefl similar to the Wells of poet.. s 1Q in er to properly strengthen the bleek and iifxoilitete its removal troni the mold is obi/ions and the ribs l5 ere reinforced bj; reels 18 placed inthe inolel before the bloei; is formed.

The enter see ofthe ribs on Athe side ot the bleek adjacent pockets 16 ere ceni ,sessie ing` blocks, and e proj ection on each bonding block of e Width substantially equal to the space between the iirst named blocks and against which the inner feces of the saine engage Wherebj7 seid first named blocks vere maintained in proper spaced relation.

2. A Well construction, comprising inner sind outer Weil .ineinbers ormecl oi blocks laid courses, enti speeing members interposed between the blocks of adj alce'ntcourses constituting seid Well nenibers, seid spacing inenibers being in the forni of skeletonizecl blocks with Vertical Vtir passages therethrough7 the upper ends of seid air passages being of iess area than their lower ends and one Atace oic'each'of seid spacing nienibers haring e projection of e Width substantially equal to the space between the inner and outer Well inernbers ege-inst which the efijecent blocks of the inner and outer Wall nieinbers abut. s

3. .fi-i Well eonstruction Comprising inner enti outer Wall ineinbers v*formed of blocks leid inv courses, snel spacing niembers interposed between the blocks of efljecentcourses constituting seid Wall members7 seid spacing` nieinbers beingv in the forni of skeletonized blocks with Vertical air passages therethrough and having` spacing projections thereon 'for the blocks of the adj scent course.

in testimony whereof l aiiix' my signature.

Teenie sionsrrs. 

